Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-11-29 | 04V566000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 92,577 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS ENGINE HAS A KNOWN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. IT CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I HAVE HAD A MOTOR COMPLE… |
| 2017-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | AS SOON AS I BOUGHT MY CAR IN MAY 2017, I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS RUNNING OUT OF OIL SUPER FAST. I CHECKED TO SEE IF T… |
| 2014-10-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | JUST ANOTHER BURNING OIL COMPLAINT HERE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO MY TAHOE FOR WHEN I DRIVE 1.5 HOUR AWAY… |
| 2014-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANYTHING NOT WORKING BUT SINCE I'VE NOTICED THE FRONT AIRBAG LIGHTS ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AND … |
| 2014-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 1ZZ FE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE BURNING 1L PER FULL TANK WEEKLY DEPENDING ON HOW I DRIVE FAILURE TO TOP UP WEEKLY … |
| 2014-04-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A TOYOTA CELICA 2001 WITH A 1ZZ-FE ENGINE IN MAY OF THIS YEAR 2014 AFTER ANOTHER DRIVER TOTALED MY CAR. IT … |
| 2013-11-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON 8/30/2013, WE PURCHASED A NEW SET OF 4 TIRES FROM COSTCO, IWILEI HAWAII. ON 9/28, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE WENT … |
| 2013-09-13 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CELICA EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE PRIMEWELL TIRES, SIZE 195-60-15. THE CONTACT STATED T… |
| 2013-05-29 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2001 TOYOTA CELICA. I BOUGHT IT FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO HAVE AS A FIRST CAR, BU… |
| 2012-07-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CELICA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE GEAR SHIFTIER DID NOT WORK AND MADE A GRINDI… |
| 2012-03-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA CELICA GT, ABOUT 10,000 MILES AGO I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY SAID THAT MY OIL WAS… |
| 2011-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE MAKES A HORRIBLE TICKING SOUND AND CONSUMES ALMOST 4 QUARTS OF OIL FOR EVERY FOUR HUNDRED MILES I DRIVE, SO … |
| 2010-12-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | 2001 TOYOTA CELICA, UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT LANE ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. UNIT 2 WAS DISABLED FROM A PRIOR CRAS… |
| 2010-07-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY CELICA NEW IN 2001. THIS YEAR I HAD A NEW CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION PUT IN. IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS I NOTIC… |
| 2009-12-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 TOYOTA CELICA GT WHEN I HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND SLID OFF THE ROAD, I SLID OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND H… |
| 2009-07-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON MARCH 2008 I DECIDED TO PURCHASE A 5 SPEED MANUAL 2001 TOYOTA CELICA GT FROM A THIRD PARTY. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEH… |
| 2009-03-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2001 TOYOTA CELICA IN SEPTEMBER 2009 WITH ONLY 62,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND ENGINE. AFTER PURCHASING … |
| 2008-12-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW TOYOTA CELICA IN 2001. IN 2006 IT BEGAN SOUNDING STRANGE WHEN ACCELERATING AND ALSO WHEN I WOUL… |
| 2008-08-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2001 TOYOTA CELICA GTS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I TRIED TO DISENAGE THE CRUISE … |
| 2008-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IT IS COMMONLY KNOWN THE 1998 TO 2005 1.8L 1ZZ-FE ENGINES IN TOYOTA CELICA'S BURN MASS AMOUNTS OF OIL AFTER 100,000 MIL… |
| 2008-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I NOTICE SOMETHING WRONG WHEN I HAD TO CHANGE THE OIL TWICE IN ONE MONTH, I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND NOTICED THAT IT … |
| 2007-06-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CELICA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS SHE HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NO… |
| 2007-05-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD PURCHASED A 2001 TOYOTA CELICA GT IN OCTOBER 2005 TO INITIALLY GET TO AND FROM WORK, AND IN 2007 I NOTICED THAT T… |
| 2007-05-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SINCE THE RECALLS HAVE CAME OUT FOR THE CELICA OIL ISSUES MY WIFE HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET A SOLUTION FROM TOYOTA. TOYOTA… |
| 2006-09-28 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO… |
| 2006-06-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY PARKING SPOT IN THE RAMP, MY CAR 'UNEXPECTEDLY' LURCHED FORWARD INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR ON THE… |
| 2006-05-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD PURCHASED A 2001 TOYOTA CELICA GT IN OCTOBER 2005, AND IN 2006 I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING MORE OIL T… |
| 2006-05-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, 1.5 QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES, STARTED AT 96,000 MILES, AT 114,000 MILES NOW. *TR |
| 2005-07-17 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME AT APPROX. 70 MPH THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISS...CAUSING A LOSS IN RPMS AND A LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM THE EN… |
| 2004-09-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT AN IMPACT OF 30 MPH, AND NEITHER OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLO… |
| 2004-08-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | BELT TENSIONER SQUEALS AND MAKES NOISE AS EVIDENCED SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF MILES AGO ( CURRENTLY 46K MILES), ESPECIALLY W… |
| 2004-08-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AFTER ONLY 32000 MILES, I HAD A SUDDEN AND SEVERE LOSS OF POWER IN ENGINE ALMOST LEADING TO STALLING. THE ENGINE WENT … |
| 2004-05-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON I-10 NEAR DOWNTOWN HOUSTON, TX WHEN I WENT TO PASS A TRUCK AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN … |
| 2004-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN I HEARD A BANG AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IHAD IT TOWED TO THE TOY… |
| 2003-10-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE ACCESSORY BELT TENSIONER IN MY 2001 TOYOTA CELICA HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, CAUSING SQUEELING AND RATTLING NOISES … |
| 2003-01-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 04/01. WHILE DRIVING ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A "CLICKING" NOISE. DEALER DIAGNOSED OIL SLUDG… |
| 2003-01-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 1 | REAR HATCH CLOSES BY ITSELF. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT REPLACE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REPORTED WHILE STILL I… |
| 2002-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | WHILE BRAKING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE TO LEFT, AND RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. DEALER AND MANUFACTUR… |
| 2002-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THIS CLAIM IS AT MY NAME NOT THE CUSTOMER. THE CUSTOMER'S NAME IS [XXX]. WE HAVE A CLAIM OF HIS VEHICLE AND WOULD WAN… |
| 2002-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 0 | STRUTS HOLDING UP REAR HATCH FAILURE, CAUSING HATCH TO COME DOWM |
| 2001-12-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES,THEY MAKE A LOUD NOISE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATE THAT… |
| 2001-11-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | "DING" FROM A CAR DOOR THRU BUMPER OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *AK |
| 2001-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAK VALVES. *AK |
| 2001-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE IN HOT OR INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THE MECHANIC OF TH… |
| 2000-09-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVE AT 72 MPH ON A STRAIGHT, DRY INTERSTATE, I MOVED MY SEAT BACKWARD. SOMEHOW DURING THE PROCESS, I MUST HAVE … |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAME WITH DIRECTIONAL TIRES THAT WERE PUT ON THE WRONG WAY. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, AND… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AT APPROXIMATELY 8000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 14132 MILES.THE DEALER SAID HE SUSPECTS ABUSE … |